Getting to the Point

My Thursday commentary on the Mass has taken us past the Liturgy of the Word and so now into the Liturgy of the Offertory, the Preparation o...

  Blessed is the one who considers the poor!   In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;   the Lord protects him and keeps him alive...

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, ...

In the light of these facts [about the nature of marriage and love] the characteristic features and exigencies of marrie...

Today we forget everything far too quickly, even the Magisterium of the Church! Part of this is unavoidable, but we canno...